Cooroy Railway Station

The 1891-1916 timber railway station building at Cooroy is one of only nine nineteenth century timber country station buildings that remain on the North Coast Line, which extends from Brisbane to Cairns. Only two of these stations also have an extant goods shed and crane. This particular style of timber station building was built in Queensland from around 1884 to 1906. The town of Cooroy was not surveyed until 1907. Its prosperity was dependent on the local timber industry and banana cultivation and by 1915 dairying became prominent with the opening of butter factory here. Tourism was also important on the North Coast line, with visitors travelling by train to the various stations which serviced the burgeoning coastal resorts. Travellers for Tewantin and Noosa would detrain at Cooroy. As early as 1893, Myles and Co coaches serviced the Cooroy to Tewantin road. Extensions to the station buildings in the 1890s reflect both the timber and tourism industries, with the addition of a shelter shed for passengers, ladies toilet, timber loading stage, scales and a goods shed. Facilities were expanded a number of times between 1891 and 1916. The 1910 goods shed with its metal whip crane remains largely untouched.